Mainstreet Workshop Scheduledto Expand Ideas For Downtown

July 18, 1999

OAKLAND PARK — On the heels of meetings where residents, business owners and commissioners shared ideas for reviving downtown, the city will hold another session on Tuesday to develop a vision for Main Street.

"The primary purpose of this meeting is to gather information from the community that will allow us to write a statement of vision," said Tom Fleming, who the city hired as a consultant in May. Fleming also said that volunteers may sign up at the meeting to serve on various committees.

The city launched a Main Street program in 1997, aimed at developing Dixie Highway from Oakland Park Boulevard to Northeast 40th Court as the city's commercial center.

Plans for physical improvements resulting from the earlier meetings will be presented at a commission meeting in August.

Tuesday's meeting, at 6:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at the Oakland Park Library.